Fort Robinson, Military fort and National Historic Landmark in Crawford, Nebraska
Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army post and National Historic Landmark in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska, 2 miles west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20. It forms part of Fort Robinson State Park, a 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) recreation and historic preservation area. Surviving structures include the 1875 guardhouse and adjutant's office, the 1887 officers' quarters, the 1904 blacksmith shop and the 1908 veterinary hospital.
The post was established in 1874 during conflicts with Sioux peoples and remained an important military base in the northern Great Plains until 1890. Crazy Horse surrendered there with his followers in 1877 and was killed on the grounds that same year.
The Fort Robinson Museum occupies the 1905 post headquarters building and covers the post's role guarding the Red Cloud Agency and its use as a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II. Cheyenne descendants gather here every January 9 to commemorate the ancestors killed in the 1879 breakout.
The site offers cabins, lodge rooms, and camping spots for booking, along with jeep tours and stagecoach rides for visitors. A network of around one hundred kilometers of trails runs through the grounds and passes across meadows, hills, and along the ponds.
After World War I the site was converted into the largest remount depot in the world, where horses and mules were bred and trained for military service. The facility remained in operation into the 1940s and supplied the army with thousands of animals.
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